Schedule stuff

Buzzr has finally released the entire schedule for the October 1-7 week, with the changes I've blogged about.

Besides the already discussed new block of color shows on weekday afternoons, including Classic Concentration, there's also a switch at 7:00 PM. Dawson Feud is in and Combs Feud is out. Richard is still a big deal at Buzzr. By the way, Classic Concentration gets a long marathon on Saturday. At least we won't have to listen to the game show Interwebs whining about that skein, as they always do about Harvey Feud on GSN.

There's still a black and white block on weekday mornings. Beat the Clock, Name's the Same and I've Got a Secret. They're the 40-minute ad-stuffed versions that we all know and love. The B&W eps of What's My Line, To Tell the Truth and Password vacate the premises. Instead, Larry Blyden brings in color WML episodes with interesting efforts like the screenshot. (Would any game show try this today? Doubt it.)

All these shuffles won't get Buzzr any more TV exposure, in my grumpy opinion. It's just a slightly different set of old game shows, after all. But the new executive team at the diginet doesn't seem all that interested in old-fashioned "linear" TV any more.